Ludo Room Escape
It's so frustrating when you sit down to a board game and you realize that some pieces are missing. Even worse is when all the pieces are missing, and you're trapped inside a locked room. But if you love when that happens, then you must be an escape fan and Tomatea's new Ludo Room Escape is just what you need.
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I'm having some trouble with two lock codes it thinks I should be able to solve.
The numbers to free the yellow bears
and
the letters to the top of three cupboards next to the grid maze.
I currently have
* 14 of 16 animal heads
* 3 of 4 bear sets (all but yellow)
I've solved
* the green bear die
* the yellow bear die
* the red bear die
* the die code next to the door
What am I missing?
@ray9na Where did you find the
code to free the blue bears (the four shapes)
?
@swooning
There's a puzzle on the right side of the 3-stack of cupboards. You'll need a screwdriver first.
@ray9na Thanks! Aside from that I think I'm stuck where you are.
I'm supposed to have a clue for the 4-digit yellow bear code but haven't yet found the combo :-(
@ray9na Oo! On the
wooden cabinet thingy with the bears in it
click around on the
front (wooden) surfaces and see if anything...changes. Then back up for a fresh perspective.
@swooning
Thanks! That's one mystery down, one to go.
Has anyone figured out
the 4-letter code to the cupboard next to the grid maze?
I'm still stumped.
@swooning I'm afraid ray9na got your hint more easily than I did.
The code for the yellow bears has to do with the block changing color, but how?
Also, where is
the screwdriver?
ray9na:
I assume you've already gotten the yellow bear code. Maybe you should turn that block around again and take another look.
wjess:
Step back and look at the big picture. Maybe tilt your head while you do. The wooden thing the block is in should make some familiar shapes...
@wjess
For the wooden cabinet, make sure the changeable block is the correct color. Then zoom out so you can see the whole wall and tilt your head to the left.
Also
The screwdriver is behind the bear pictures to the right of the door.
@nerdypants
That ... that was devious. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Out at last. A nice game except for one puzzle I still don't get:
I had to look on youtube for the answer to the four letter code for the top drawer.. can't see how you were suppose to get the 'A' of IOAE??
I got everything but I'm missing one animal head. Can anyone help me find it?
Never mind, found it in the little box with the dice maze.
I can't figure out
how to make the dice with the pink buttons on the wall. I'm trying to follow the pattern on the note, but it's not working.
A little help, please?
Also hi, not new, but just registered. Love this site.
@black_jimmy, that letter code was the only part that had me stumped until I read swooning's early comment to Ray9na;
Click around on the
front (wooden) surfaces and see if anything...changes. Then back up for a fresh perspective.
So...
You'll notice if you click the right spot on the wooden cabinet that
the block of wood in the side of the B/8 shaped block changes colour, turning it into an A. I kept trying IOBE until I read that hint.
PS. Thanks for the hint swooning! I was sure I'd clicked everywhere on the cabinet. I hate it when that happens...
Am I fighting a losing battle to point out that "dice" is the plural and "die" is the singular?
@rayna: No, you aren't, and I can't believe I made that mistake because it bothers me when other people make it!
What is it with Tomatea and colour clues not matching up? Cream/white is not yellow. This is particularly annoying when cream/white is in the clue and is a possible selection in the puzzle but the clue should've been yellow.
@katium07:
I got stuck on that for a moment. You have to start at the top of the pink buttons and make sure your brain isn't shifting the order of, say, the 5 and the 6. I put it in wrong numerous times before realising the mistake I was making.
@Tenzhi
I know what you mean. I was confused for a moment when a clue told me "yellow" and the puzzle displayed orange.
Ludo Room Escape Walkthrough
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Note: Like many escape games, this one is not strictly linear, so rather than a step-by-step walkthrough, this is a guide with solutions to the puzzles and item locations.
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The view you start out with will be called "window view", and then moving right, "maze view", "bookshelf view", and "door view".
Item Locations:
Pegs
Available Without Puzzle Solving:
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Maze View: on top of shelf
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Maze View: inside of the container at the bottom right of the maze
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Bookshelf view: next to lamp
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Bookshelf view: on top of table
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Bookshelf view: under table
- Bookshelf view: next to clock
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Bookshelf view: next to block castle
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Bookshelf view: inside block castle
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Door view: on floor on the right
Obtained From Puzzles (please see puzzle guide for solutions):
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One Die with Red Cat on Top.
- Maze View, Top Drawer
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Maze View, Middle Drawer
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Four Die With Green Hippo on Top
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Left Picture With Dots in Door View:
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Large Die With Yellow Bear on Top
- Maze View, Bottom Drawer
Other Items:
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All four sets of Ludo pieces are inside the castle like shelf on window view. The green set can be obtained just by pressing the button, the other three have puzzles.
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Pull-cord: the left window in window view.
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Metal tube: Take apart the pull-cord in the inventory.
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String: Take apart the pull-cord in the inventory.
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Screwdriver: Behind the right picture in door view (see puzzle guide).
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Wrench: Inside the four die (see puzzle guide).
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Stepladder: Use the wrench to unbolt it on door view, and then unfold it in inventory.
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The key to escape is in the table on bookshelf view.
Puzzle Solutions:
Screwdriver Behind the Pictures:
Use the string on the contraption behind the left picture to hold the nook open and take the screwdriver.
Yellow Ludo Pieces:
Looking at window view, tilt your head to the left for the combination.
3801
Red Ludo Pieces:
In window view, pay attention to the sizes and colors of the pieces sitting on dice.
Red blue green yellow.
One Die with Red Cat:
You will need the screwdriver from behind the pictures to open it. Press the button to get another peg.
Maze View, Top Drawer
On the window view, zoom into the castle and change the color of the middle block on the left from dark to light by clicking on it, then tilt your head to the right to read the clue. (You must actually do this as the game will not let you solve the puzzle until you've obtained the clue.)
IOAE
Maze View, Middle Drawer
Zoomed into the drawers, click on the right to view a closed cabinet with a spinning disc puzzle inside. You will need the screwdriver to unlock the cabinet, and then rotate the discs to reveal a picture. When you've got it right it will say "solved". The completed picture is also a clue for the blue Ludo pieces. Screenshot.
Four Die With Green Hippo:
In bookshelf view, zoom into the lamp and use the metal tube (obtained from the pullcord from window view). Click the new switch and watch the pattern of lights. Then go to the four die in window view and move the green dots on the wheels such that they point in the same directions. Screenshot.
Bolted Step Ladder (door view)
Use the wrench from the four die with green hippo to remove the bolt.
Left Picture On Door View:
Use the step ladder under the left window in window view. Click on the windowshade to pull it down and take the paper clue. Unfold it in inventory to see the clue. Go to door view and zoom in on the left hand picture. Mentally rotate the clue once clockwise, and click the dots in the indicated order.
Large Die With Yellow Bear:
You will need the clue from Left Picture on Door View. Match the colors of the circles to that clue. Screenshot.
Blue Ludo Pieces:
Use the clue from the solution to the middle drawer of the maze view to color code the combination.
Yellow square, red triangle, green star, blue circle.
Maze View, Bottom Drawer:
You will need all four Ludo piece sets. Go to the table in bookshelf view and use the Ludo pieces on the board. Screenshot. Use this clue to color code the lock on the bottom drawer in the maze view.
Blue top, yellow right, red bottom, green left.
The Maze:
You will need all 16 pegs. Use them on the peg board to the right of the maze. Then rotate the pegs such that the maze allows the die at the upper left to travel to the lower right. Screenshot. Take the die from the cup.
The Key:
You will need the die from the maze. Put the die in the center of the Ludo board on the table in bookshelf view. Take the key from under the table and use it on the door. Congratulations!
I have to agree about the color thing. It wasn't that big of an issue for me in this game, but in other Tomatea games I've had serious trouble solving puzzles because the colors didn't match up.
I have to admit I never had problem with colors in these games. Maybe my screen (or brain) calibration is the same as with Tomatea designers. lol!
I particularly enjoyed in little cube puzzle (numbers-letters thing). First I was furious than I laughed.
Good game.
Another top notch game by Tomatea. I had to look at clues for two puzzles, the number puzzle and top drawer puzzle. I hate asking for help, but it was more my fault because I forgot the cardinal rule of escape games - CHECK EVERYTHING! I love logical but thought provoking puzzles and Tomatea delivers.
the walkthrough is kinda choppy. i get confused easily. Is there a step by step walkthrough that's less confusing that someone could do? thanks. also, i think something happened with my original account as i can no longer log in. if someone could look into that, i'd appreciate it.
[I just sent you a reply via email with your login username. -Jay]
thanks jay. anyway, please write a step by step walkthrough. i am confused otherwise.
I really really wish these otherwise mediocre game designers would differentiate codes with different digits i.e. 123 vs 1234, or say differently shaped locks for different keys. If they *really* want to play with the same element over and over again, that's the most logical way to do it. It's frustrating when something is just a smidge away from being an elegant puzzle except that it makes you go through a brute-force approach just to match codes to identical inputs. This is the opposite of logical.
Oops, cut it off. That way there would be no need to tell us that we have no clue how to solve something.
About that tease of a screwdriver: Joye's walkthrough blithely says
"Use the string on the contraption behind the left picture"
but when I try to, the Omniscient Subtitles just wave me away! What prerequisite could I be missing?
@MrsRavoon
Is there anything special about the string?
Did you look closely at it?
Is there more than one part to it?
Take the handle off the end.
Ugh, did not realize
the metal tip came off the window cord. Couldn't get the screwdriver till I figured that out.
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Ludo Room Escape Walkthrough
Note: Like many escape games, this one is not strictly linear, so rather than a step-by-step walkthrough, this is a guide with solutions to the puzzles and item locations.
The view you start out with will be called "window view", and then moving right, "maze view", "bookshelf view", and "door view".
Item Locations:
Pegs
Available Without Puzzle Solving:
Maze View: on top of shelf
Maze View: inside of the container at the bottom right of the maze
Bookshelf view: next to lamp
Bookshelf view: on top of table
Bookshelf view: under table
Bookshelf view: next to clock
Bookshelf view: next to block castle
Bookshelf view: inside block castle
Door view: on floor on the right
Obtained From Puzzles (please see puzzle guide for solutions):
One Die with Red Cat on Top.
Maze View, Top Drawer
Maze View, Middle Drawer
Four Die With Green Hippo on Top
Left Picture With Dots in Door View:
Large Die With Yellow Bear on Top
Maze View, Bottom Drawer
Other Items:
All four sets of Ludo pieces are inside the castle like shelf on window view. The green set can be obtained just by pressing the button, the other three have puzzles.
Pull-cord: the left window in window view.
Metal tube: Take apart the pull-cord in the inventory.
String: Take apart the pull-cord in the inventory.
Screwdriver: Behind the right picture in door view (see puzzle guide).
Wrench: Inside the four die (see puzzle guide).
Stepladder: Use the wrench to unbolt it on door view, and then unfold it in inventory.
The key to escape is in the table on bookshelf view.
Puzzle Solutions:
Screwdriver Behind the Pictures:
Use the string on the contraption behind the left picture to hold the nook open and take the screwdriver.
Yellow Ludo Pieces:
Looking at window view, tilt your head to the left for the combination.
3801
Red Ludo Pieces:
In window view, pay attention to the sizes and colors of the pieces sitting on dice.
Red blue green yellow.
One Die with Red Cat:
You will need the screwdriver from behind the pictures to open it. Press the button to get another peg.
Maze View, Top Drawer
On the window view, zoom into the castle and change the color of the middle block on the left from dark to light by clicking on it, then tilt your head to the right to read the clue. (You must actually do this as the game will not let you solve the puzzle until you've obtained the clue.)
IOAE
Maze View, Middle Drawer
Zoomed into the drawers, click on the right to view a closed cabinet with a spinning disc puzzle inside. You will need the screwdriver to unlock the cabinet, and then rotate the discs to reveal a picture. When you've got it right it will say "solved". The completed picture is also a clue for the blue Ludo pieces. Screenshot.
Four Die With Green Hippo:
In bookshelf view, zoom into the lamp and use the metal tube (obtained from the pullcord from window view). Click the new switch and watch the pattern of lights. Then go to the four die in window view and move the green dots on the wheels such that they point in the same directions. Screenshot.
Bolted Step Ladder (door view)
Use the wrench from the four die with green hippo to remove the bolt.
Left Picture On Door View:
Use the step ladder under the left window in window view. Click on the windowshade to pull it down and take the paper clue. Unfold it in inventory to see the clue. Go to door view and zoom in on the left hand picture. Mentally rotate the clue once clockwise, and click the dots in the indicated order.
Large Die With Yellow Bear:
You will need the clue from Left Picture on Door View. Match the colors of the circles to that clue. Screenshot.
Blue Ludo Pieces:
Use the clue from the solution to the middle drawer of the maze view to color code the combination.
Yellow square, red triangle, green star, blue circle.
Maze View, Bottom Drawer:
You will need all four Ludo piece sets. Go to the table in bookshelf view and use the Ludo pieces on the board. Screenshot. Use this clue to color code the lock on the bottom drawer in the maze view.
Blue top, yellow right, red bottom, green left.
The Maze:
You will need all 16 pegs. Use them on the peg board to the right of the maze. Then rotate the pegs such that the maze allows the die at the upper left to travel to the lower right. Screenshot. Take the die from the cup.
The Key:
You will need the die from the maze. Put the die in the center of the Ludo board on the table in bookshelf view. Take the key from under the table and use it on the door. Congratulations!
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March 17, 2012 1:36 PM